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<v Speaker 1>This is Gary and Shannon and you're listening to KFI

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<v Speaker 1>AM six forty, the Gary and Shannon Show on demand

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<v Speaker 1>on the iHeartRadio app. Well, the news today, I would

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<v Speaker 1>say good news. It's better news. How about that? Not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good news floating around the entire area

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<v Speaker 1>this week. But firefighters have begun to slow the spread

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<v Speaker 1>of these fires. The ferocious winds have died down. Thank god.

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<v Speaker 1>We are still in a wind event. Unlike we heard

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<v Speaker 1>from the press conference, it is not still a historic

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<v Speaker 1>wind event according to Karen Bassett's what it was, it

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<v Speaker 1>is not. We're dealing with wins that are more reminiscent

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<v Speaker 1>of a typical Santa Ana wind event.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the behavior, the fire behavior we're going to see

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<v Speaker 2>today is not the unprecedented kind that we saw on

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday afternoon. This is the better of the two scenarios where, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we still do have red flag conditions. The fire still

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<v Speaker 2>could behave erradically, but not explode like we saw over

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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of days. Quick updates the Palisades fire.

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<v Speaker 2>They said this morning seventeen two hundred and thirty four acres.

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<v Speaker 2>It is moving slowly, it's still growing, and in fact

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<v Speaker 2>it's actually growing way out into the mountains. It's no

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<v Speaker 2>longer gone from the hills to the ocean. It's moving

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<v Speaker 2>back deeper into the hillsides, which means that it is

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<v Speaker 2>moving east towards the four or five slowly and north

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<v Speaker 2>up and over the hill towards the valley.

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<v Speaker 3>So they are going to be working in that.

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<v Speaker 2>But in terms of the damage, they said probably into

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<v Speaker 2>the thousands the number of structures damaged or destroyed. And

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<v Speaker 2>then in the Eaten fire over in Altadena, the acreage

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<v Speaker 2>has held steady at about ten thy six hundred, and

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<v Speaker 2>the good news was La City Fire said most of

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<v Speaker 2>the growth in that fire has stopped. There are still

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<v Speaker 2>homes and businesses, other structures that are on fire at

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<v Speaker 2>the very least smoldering. Over a thousand structures, they said,

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<v Speaker 2>damaged or destroyed by the Eaten Fire.

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<v Speaker 1>The animals cannot be overlooked from this one. There are

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<v Speaker 1>animals suffering from burns looking at the eat and fire

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<v Speaker 1>in particular in Altadena right now, Kevin McManus works for

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<v Speaker 1>Pasadena Humane Society joins us now with the state of

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<v Speaker 1>Affairs there, and we're talking about large animals, Kevin, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as pets, right that's correct.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we took it. We have taken in nearly three

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<v Speaker 4>hundred and fifty animals since the fire broke out, everything

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<v Speaker 4>from dogs and cats to we helped to evacuate a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of horses, with a pig here on site right now, chickens.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, any kind of animal in our area we're

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<v Speaker 4>trying to help.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you gotten animals that appeared abandoned or that we're

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of running through neighborhoods, or are these people

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<v Speaker 2>who have had their homes they had to evacuate and

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<v Speaker 2>they needed a place to get them.

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<v Speaker 4>Overwhelmingly it's been people bringing their own animals into us,

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<v Speaker 4>which is the better case scenario there. Uh So, people

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<v Speaker 4>evacuated safely with their pets found that they could not

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<v Speaker 4>bring their pets to the particular shelter they were going to,

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<v Speaker 4>or you know, couldn't bring them wherever they they were headed.

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<v Speaker 4>So we're caring for those animals until you know, people

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<v Speaker 4>can get back on their feet find out if they

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<v Speaker 4>still have a home to go back to. We did get,

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<v Speaker 4>starting maybe mid afternoon yesterday, handful of clearly like stray animals,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, we don't know to whom they belong,

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<v Speaker 4>but a lot of those did have evidence of injuries,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, some burned victims, some smoke anhalation. So so

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<v Speaker 4>we've been caring for those, uh, the harder cases. Here

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<v Speaker 4>at the shelter, we have a dedicated veterinary team and

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<v Speaker 4>they're they're working hard to make sure that everybody's safe.

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<v Speaker 5>Are you equipped to deal with that?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, do you put I'm envisioning and I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be cute here because I just don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>but envisioning like little oxygen masks over the little faces.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, are you equipped to deal with like mass

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<v Speaker 1>injuries to animal I mean, maybe not mass, but dozens

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<v Speaker 1>of injuries to animals at your locations?

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<v Speaker 4>We are, I mean we have we have five veterinarians

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<v Speaker 4>on staff and a whole host of veterinary like r

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<v Speaker 4>vts and veterinary technicians, and we do have a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of high tech equipment. So those asked oxygen masks, we

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<v Speaker 4>do have those, and we have oxygen chambers where we

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<v Speaker 4>have a couple of cats in right now to make

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<v Speaker 4>sure that they that they can still breathe.

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<v Speaker 1>And then if people want to help, are you taking volunteers?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you taking donations. I know sometimes humane centers look

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<v Speaker 1>for you know, clean fresh sheets or towels or what

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<v Speaker 1>have you. Do you need anything or volunteers or anything

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<v Speaker 1>like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, our highest party right now is money. To be honest,

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<v Speaker 4>monetary donations help us to you know, get the very

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<v Speaker 4>specific care that these animals need. But if people have

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<v Speaker 4>in kind donations that they'd like to bring our way,

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<v Speaker 4>of course we're accepting.

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<v Speaker 6>Everything we do.

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<v Speaker 4>Our kind of priority list right now as wet and

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<v Speaker 4>dried dog and cat food, and that will be used

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<v Speaker 4>to help people who are in the community who have

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<v Speaker 4>their pets who just like they maybe left without their

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<v Speaker 4>pet food, that kind of thing. New crates are also

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<v Speaker 4>super helpful or you know, very clean, well not well

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<v Speaker 4>used cranes, clean blankets, clean towels, those are kind of

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<v Speaker 4>our priority like in kind items that we're looking for.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a small, little soft crate that I might

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<v Speaker 3>be able to donate that he didn't use it. Oh, interesting,

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<v Speaker 3>Just a general question.

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<v Speaker 2>If people see animals that are still I mean still,

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<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be other animals that are still wandering around

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find you know, trying to find home or

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<v Speaker 2>owners that were burned out of their own places. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you get the majority of them? Are they micro chipped

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<v Speaker 2>when you see them, or what kind of percentage are

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<v Speaker 2>we looking at in terms of being able to place

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<v Speaker 2>them and find the owners.

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<v Speaker 7>Well.

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<v Speaker 4>Of the handful of stray animals that have come in

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<v Speaker 4>over the last twenty four hours, a handful of them

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<v Speaker 4>are microchips, and so we're attempting to get in touch

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<v Speaker 4>with those folks or with those pets.

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<v Speaker 3>Folks.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot unfortunately don't have any kind of identification, which

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<v Speaker 4>is a really good reminder for everyone to make sure.

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<v Speaker 6>Your dog has a collar and your cat.

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<v Speaker 4>Has a collar and tags and microchipping is so so

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<v Speaker 4>important to help, not only just in crises like this,

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<v Speaker 4>but just in general. If your pet ever gets out,

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<v Speaker 4>microchip is the easiest way to get them back home

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<v Speaker 4>to you.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Kevin, thank you for your time. We appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Good luck today.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much. Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>You've met Kevin McManus, their prcom manager for Passaging a

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<v Speaker 2>Humane Society.

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<v Speaker 5>All right, coming up next, not out of the woods

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<v Speaker 5>just yet.

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<v Speaker 1>We will get a meteorologist on to tell us what

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<v Speaker 1>we can expect today as well as next week. The

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<v Speaker 1>forecast does call for more so we'll get an update

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<v Speaker 1>on that as well as.

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<v Speaker 3>The sun Rose.

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<v Speaker 2>Today we got even more images of the destruction from

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<v Speaker 2>the different fires burning throughout La County. The wind event

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<v Speaker 2>itself is starting to taper off. We are still under

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<v Speaker 2>red flag warning conditions because of the very low humidity

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<v Speaker 2>and because of the winds that are higher than normal

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<v Speaker 2>for this time of year.

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<v Speaker 1>As much as the Palisades has just been reduced to ashes,

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<v Speaker 1>there is still quite a bit of active flame which

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<v Speaker 1>is why you're seeing still zero percent containment there, not

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<v Speaker 1>just specific Palisades, but Malibu as well. Still worried about

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<v Speaker 1>areas outside the Palisades as you get into Santa Monica,

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<v Speaker 1>Brentwood areas. This thing has reverse course. Don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>it was backfire was set to have it moved back

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<v Speaker 1>up the mountain, but that is definitely the focus today.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to go back to Michael Monks a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit later. He's out in the Altadena fire area,

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<v Speaker 2>the Eat and Fire, talking with some of the people

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<v Speaker 2>and looking at some of the destruction there in the

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<v Speaker 2>Altadena neighborhood. We can always take your talkbacks, if you

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to get back to Max Siparis, News Nation meteorologist

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<v Speaker 2>we spoke with yesterday, and Max we talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>peak of the winds happening late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night things died down significantly and as of right

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<v Speaker 2>now it seems pretty calm. When do we see the

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<v Speaker 2>end of this wind event coming?

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<v Speaker 6>Looks like it will take us into tomorrow afternoon when

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<v Speaker 6>we have that wind advisory letting well. Rather, the wind

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<v Speaker 6>advisory ends later today, but we're still going to see

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<v Speaker 6>those elevated winds through Thursday, through parts of Friday in

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<v Speaker 6>the morning, and then by the afternoon. So by tomorrow afternoon,

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<v Speaker 6>I think we're only seeing gus ten to twenty miles

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<v Speaker 6>per hour, which of course is much lower than what

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<v Speaker 6>we saw yesterday morning, even much lower than what we

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<v Speaker 6>saw this morning too. But obviously the saving grace here

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<v Speaker 6>that the winds have dropped low enough that we're starting

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<v Speaker 6>to see, yes, those planes out dropping the suppressants, those

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<v Speaker 6>choppers dropping the water hitting those rurals not rural, but

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<v Speaker 6>more hard to get to areas in the canyons and

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<v Speaker 6>in at the peaks. So it is improvement, but still

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<v Speaker 6>a very challenging situation. Of course. At last Teck, the

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<v Speaker 6>total acreage burned among those five fires that are still burning,

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<v Speaker 6>the largest of which are out of control, as you

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<v Speaker 6>mentioned zero percent containment is at twenty nine thousand acres,

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<v Speaker 6>which is nearly half the size of Washington we see,

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<v Speaker 6>just to put that into perspective for our listeners, So

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<v Speaker 6>it is a massive amount of area. It's more area

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<v Speaker 6>that's burned than the Mountain Fire in Ventura County in

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<v Speaker 6>November and the Franklin Fire in Malibu last month combined,

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<v Speaker 6>and that took weeks for those fires to spread that much.

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<v Speaker 6>This I'm only taking forty eight hours or so. So again,

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<v Speaker 6>those winds really a worst case scenario to fan these

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<v Speaker 6>flames and spread the embers a lot more quickly than

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<v Speaker 6>if they were lighter. So again, by tomorrow afternoon, the

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<v Speaker 6>winds will I'm not going to stay be calm, but

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<v Speaker 6>they'll be certainly much more manageable.

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<v Speaker 1>And then as we look to next week, I heard

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<v Speaker 1>the winds will be back early next week.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, but I'm hoping that another weaker weather system that'll

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<v Speaker 6>miss us to the south will bring it the humidity

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<v Speaker 5>So still too.

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<v Speaker 6>Early to say if we're going to see another issuance

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<v Speaker 6>of the elevated, critical or extreme wildfire weather risk that

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<v Speaker 6>that Noah had issued preceding this event as well. So

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<v Speaker 6>if it does pan out that we are seeing the

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<v Speaker 6>recipe shape back up, they'll be served to issue as

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<v Speaker 6>much notice as possible for folks to because again, just devastating,

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<v Speaker 6>but at least there was notice. If there's any sort

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<v Speaker 6>of silver lining here, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, great, Max Suparis, News Nation Meteorologist, thanks for checking

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<v Speaker 2>in with us today.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you're welcome. Thinking about you guys.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks, you appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just going to say, you know, we were

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<v Speaker 1>to rebuild areas like Altadena and the Palisades, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>something that not a lot of people are talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Olympics are going to be here in twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>and you think about what goes into the Olympics. A

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<v Speaker 1>with arenas and fields and things of that nature. However,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot needs to be built when you're talking about

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<v Speaker 1>just the rudimentary things that go along with the Olympics,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's going to be unconscionable really to proceed at

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight Olympics, while people in the Palisades, for example,

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that I think some of that stuff

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<v Speaker 5>Right, they should be cutting all that red tape.

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<v Speaker 3>They should be.

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<v Speaker 2>The other thing is, and I think about it when

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<v Speaker 2>you were saying that, I'm thinking of the again, not

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<v Speaker 2>to get into the poetry, but there's an allegory of

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<v Speaker 2>when fire sweeps through a forest, it's it's a rebirth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a rebirth, right, it's a continuous cycle it's what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how that's how mother nature has been for a

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<v Speaker 2>long time. This is different, obviously because we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>people's homes. But in an economic sense, there is something

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<v Speaker 2>that grows out of this. There is something that comes

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<v Speaker 2>out of the other side of a disaster like this,

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<v Speaker 2>which is the rebuilding, the reconstruction.

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<v Speaker 6>The.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yeah, the economic reinvestment in these neighborhoods as they

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<v Speaker 2>begin to rebuild, which I think is you know, we're

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<v Speaker 2>true benefit of that, but that the opportunity is there.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not this is one of those things where, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>we will rebuild, these neighborhoods will regrow. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what they're going to look like in the future, but

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<v Speaker 2>that they will come back, and that that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the I don't even want to say silver

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<v Speaker 2>lining because it's too much of a trope, but there

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<v Speaker 2>is something on the other side of it that can

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<v Speaker 2>be good. There can be opportunities for people to re

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<v Speaker 2>energize their own economic health through something as devastating as this.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think one of the main examples that I

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<v Speaker 1>can remember is Hurricane Katrina and the way that New

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<v Speaker 1>Orleans was able to rebuild and the great stories that

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<v Speaker 1>came out of that after just the utter devastation in

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, there are a holes who will try to take

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<v Speaker 2>advantage of peak, of course, so I mean we.

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<v Speaker 5>Will take them out back and shoot them.

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<v Speaker 2>Sheriff Luna said today that the arrests there have been

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<v Speaker 2>over twenty arrests of people who have been looting, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know why, even tongue in cheek, he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>say you're putting your life at risk because I have

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<v Speaker 2>ordered the deputies to shoot you twice.

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<v Speaker 3>Once in the hand and then once in the heart.

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<v Speaker 5>The hand first, just to make you bleed and feel

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, hey, Gary and Shannon Lisa here, just curious. Have

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<v Speaker 8>you guys heard of any charities or support groups that

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<v Speaker 8>are sending food to the firefighters and police officers and

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<v Speaker 8>even the newscasters that are out there giving us all

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<v Speaker 8>this information. Let us know, thanks guys, You.

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<v Speaker 3>Bet newscasters are fine.

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<v Speaker 6>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, David Muir doesn't want any more food because

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<v Speaker 1>he used a clothes pin to tighten the waste of

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<v Speaker 1>his turnout.

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<v Speaker 9>If you have not during his live shot yesterday. If

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<v Speaker 9>you have not seen the image David, who's been on

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<v Speaker 9>our show and he's great at what he does. But

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<v Speaker 9>here's the thing. You've got to think about the audience.

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<v Speaker 9>You got to read the room, you got to think

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<v Speaker 9>about what's going on. We both done television.

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<v Speaker 1>We both know at times what they'll do is they'll

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<v Speaker 1>take a clothes pin to the back of your jacket

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<v Speaker 1>or your shirt or your dress or whatever because it'll

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<v Speaker 5>So they'll do that.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you're out on a fire scene wearing firefighter turnouts,

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<v Speaker 1>probably forego the clothes pin to give yourself a waste.

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<v Speaker 2>It gave him a waste. It kept the turnout tight

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<v Speaker 2>across his chest, right. I mean, the guy works out.

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<v Speaker 2>If you see him do the evening news on ABC,

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<v Speaker 2>looks great. He does that thing where he leans on

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<v Speaker 2>his right arm and it's like he's got his biceps

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<v Speaker 2>flecked the entire time a moment.

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<v Speaker 3>I do so.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, back to Lisa's point, Yes, there are a couple.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, they mentioned one of them today in that

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<v Speaker 2>news conference this morning, and it was the LA Fire

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<v Speaker 2>Department Foundation, the Los Angeles Fire Department, foundation specifically for

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<v Speaker 2>LA Fire Department, but there's also a statewide fire foundation

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<v Speaker 2>called the California Fire Foundation. Both of them are five

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<v Speaker 2>to one C three's both of them. You can search

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<v Speaker 2>on the internet very quickly. We will throw links up

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<v Speaker 2>through and get those. But yeah, there are plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>fire foundation style charities that will be raising funds to

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<v Speaker 2>help support some of these firefighters that have been out

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<v Speaker 2>on the lines for so long.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know how to feel.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm conflicted on all the coverage about the celebrities who

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<v Speaker 1>have lost their homes or were evacuated.

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<v Speaker 3>It's fine. I just saw that too.

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<v Speaker 5>It is notable.

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<v Speaker 1>It is something to talk about, but not something to

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<v Speaker 5>I don't think I feel awful.

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<v Speaker 2>They've lost their home, and some of them, I think

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<v Speaker 2>Billy Crystal and his wife lost their home and they've

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<v Speaker 2>been there for decades. Sure, okay, yes there's but what

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<v Speaker 2>about for every Billy Crystal or Jamie Lee Curtis.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a Billy Johnson or Jamie Jones.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, probably twenty five thirty of them. For every celebrity

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<v Speaker 2>that lost their house, somewhere else, so let's keep our

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<v Speaker 2>foot off the gas when it comes to bast My

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<v Speaker 5>Because you were closer to the entrance. Yes, but still

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<v Speaker 5>I mean it was I did not notice it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was really it was really weird considering it

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<v Speaker 2>was underground, right, but the.

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<v Speaker 1>Way it blows into those underground garages like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes we will always take your talkback messages. Let us

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<v Speaker 2>know what it is that you're thinking about. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>listening on the iHeart app, you just hit a little

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<v Speaker 2>microphone button that's right there, a little picture of it,

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<v Speaker 2>and he leaves us a message that comes right here.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're listening on an enabled device and elect enabled device,

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<v Speaker 2>all you have to do is say, hey, send a

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<v Speaker 2>message to KFI and then she'll record or he'll go. However,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys would do it, and don't make that every

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<v Speaker 2>time I bring her up, you, my wife, every woman

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<v Speaker 2>I know, they just get that face.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, it's annoying.

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<v Speaker 3>Go on. It's again a common refrain.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't like that there's another woman in the house.

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<v Speaker 1>You can change the voice constantly. I don't think he'd

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<v Speaker 1>want to change her voice. I think he likes her

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<v Speaker 1>voice the way it is.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe that's more about you. Oh really, Oh boy.

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<v Speaker 10>Shannon, I just want to say thank you for what

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<v Speaker 10>you said. You took the words right out of my mouth.

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<v Speaker 6>Gosh.

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<v Speaker 10>I had the same thoughts, and I thought that I

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<v Speaker 10>was just wrong about it, but you validated my feelings.

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<v Speaker 10>So thanks for speaking for many of us that feel

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<v Speaker 10>action is the way forward and that the funny stuff

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<v Speaker 10>isn't what everyone wants to hear right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. In terms of the poetry at those news conferences.

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<v Speaker 2>The other thing is, and I think that's an important

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<v Speaker 2>point to make as well, is if you're not to

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<v Speaker 2>directly even if you're not I should say, directly affected

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<v Speaker 2>by the fires, your house has not been damaged or

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<v Speaker 2>destroyed or been evacuated for a couple days, or your

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<v Speaker 2>powers out or something. If you're one of the other

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<v Speaker 2>millions of people who is not directly impacted by this,

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<v Speaker 2>don't just go off I feel bad. Do something about it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, and it could be anything that you want.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's you donate to the LA Fire Foundation or

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<v Speaker 2>the California Fire Foundation, or you donate like I did,

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<v Speaker 2>or like I said. The you know that empty pet crate,

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<v Speaker 2>the dog crate to the passad In a humane society,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the action is the way to move through this,

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<v Speaker 2>not not.

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<v Speaker 3>There's time for poetry and art later on.

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<v Speaker 5>So Peter wasn't into his crate.

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<v Speaker 10>Huh?

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<v Speaker 5>What if he needs to be transported, don't you have

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<v Speaker 5>to put him in the crate.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a bigger crate that he sleeps in.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, that could be used for transport.

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<v Speaker 3>No, that would be way too big.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, then what's the deal with the crate that you

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<v Speaker 5>were going to do?

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<v Speaker 3>Where am I going to transport him?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, when he guests has to go to the vet, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Put him in the car. That's how we travel.

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<v Speaker 5>Really, Yeah, it doesn't seem safe.

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<v Speaker 6>Why not?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a five minute drive to the vet.

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<v Speaker 5>There may become a time in Peter's life when he

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<v Speaker 5>needs a crate.

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<v Speaker 3>There could be a time in Peter's life when he

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<v Speaker 3>needs a crate.

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<v Speaker 5>You should probably keep the crate, is all I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a different one. That's why I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a why have one that he used maybe twice

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<v Speaker 2>and then I got a slightly larger one nice because

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<v Speaker 2>he grew.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's one of those babies that just has everything.

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<v Speaker 3>All the time.

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<v Speaker 11>Gary Shannon, what's going on?

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing?

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<v Speaker 11>This is big j from Compton A. Shannon. I'm going

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<v Speaker 11>to say this. You are a G for almost cursing.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah on the air. You know what a G is

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<v Speaker 11>A straight gangster. And yeah, people stop voting for the

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<v Speaker 11>same people that's not doing you right.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, straight G, straight G A high praise.

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<v Speaker 2>The updates that we got this morning about the fires

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<v Speaker 2>were as good news as we could probably get in

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<v Speaker 2>that the Pacific Palisades fire has slowed significantly, and then

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<v Speaker 2>over in Altadena and Pasadena, the Eaten Fire has most

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<v Speaker 2>of the growth has been significantly stopped, but in its

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<v Speaker 2>wake just uttered devastation in some of those areas.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Monks has eyes on that devastation right now with

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<v Speaker 1>the Altadena fire. Joins us from the corner of El

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<v Speaker 1>Molina and Mariposa and Michael, I've seen some images come

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<v Speaker 1>out from around your area of people just collapsing in

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<v Speaker 1>tears over what they're seeing today in the light of day.

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<v Speaker 12>I just walked past that scene in person of a

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<v Speaker 12>woman being comforted by someone else as she just fell

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<v Speaker 12>to her knees, bent over, looking at a distance at

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<v Speaker 12>a building that is no longer standing, And so you

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<v Speaker 12>can imagine the impact the emotional wallop that that packed

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<v Speaker 12>when you see finally what you feared the most, that

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<v Speaker 12>everything you've poured yourself into is now gone. And another

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<v Speaker 12>very sad image that I just saw, a man had

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<v Speaker 12>rescued a cat from up in the mountains nearby. And

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<v Speaker 12>this poor kitty had been placed in a milk crate

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<v Speaker 12>and covered up and covered in black and was just

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<v Speaker 12>screaming in distress. And this guy on a bike was

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<v Speaker 12>racing to get him somewhere to where that cat can

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<v Speaker 12>get some help. There are so many smoldering pieces of

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<v Speaker 12>fire around this neighborhood. Still the worst appears to be

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<v Speaker 12>over as far as the fire, but the devastation has

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<v Speaker 12>still not been processed. I just talked to a family

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<v Speaker 12>who has been here for generations. He was staring at

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<v Speaker 12>his grandmother's former home that is now a pile of rubber.

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<v Speaker 12>Excuse me, rebel. They had fled the area and came back,

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<v Speaker 12>not sure if they still had a house, but they did,

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<v Speaker 12>and they grabbed a few things that are now walking

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<v Speaker 12>on foot because the police and the fire department they're

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<v Speaker 12>not letting people drive in this area obviously, so folks

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<v Speaker 12>are parking pretty far away and having to hike it

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<v Speaker 12>up here in order to see what they can salvage. Fortunately,

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<v Speaker 12>that family lives on Madison Avenue, and I spoke to

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<v Speaker 12>some folks here who are still hard at work on

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<v Speaker 12>their block, which miraculously still stands. But it's not just

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<v Speaker 12>a miracle that has these houses looking like they did

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<v Speaker 12>even last week, except for a little bit of damage.

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<v Speaker 12>One of the cars has gone up in flames aside

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<v Speaker 12>of one of the walls. This group of neighbors together

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<v Speaker 12>and tended to every single property that they could while

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<v Speaker 12>fires raged around them. One of the ladies here says

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<v Speaker 12>that they even used the almond milk out of the refrigerator,

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<v Speaker 12>the perrier, they had in their garage, anything they had

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<v Speaker 12>at their disposal, and they were racing from home to

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<v Speaker 12>home to put out the flames as best they could.

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<v Speaker 12>Also on this block is a historic Victorian home that

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<v Speaker 12>is known as the Woodbury story House, and it was

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<v Speaker 12>the home of Captain Frederick Woodbury, who's one of the

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<v Speaker 12>founders of this city. All of this land once belonged

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<v Speaker 12>to that estate, and so much of it now is

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<v Speaker 12>ground again. But that nineteenth century Victorian mansion still stands

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<v Speaker 12>on Madison Avenue because of the work all of the

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<v Speaker 12>neighbors put in here.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's are people driving around? I can hear vehicles in

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<v Speaker 2>the background, but who's who's out? What's They're just people

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<v Speaker 2>kind of lookie lose. I mean, you mentioned the woman clearly.

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<v Speaker 2>It sounds like she had lost property, lost her home

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<v Speaker 2>or something.

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<v Speaker 12>But you are seeing mostly emergency vehicles. You might have

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<v Speaker 12>even heard a horn there. You are also seeing some

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<v Speaker 12>stilly and some members of the like me. I just

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<v Speaker 12>took a long walk around the business district of Altadena

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<v Speaker 12>to take it in get.

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<v Speaker 3>Some post of post on social media. It is at

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<v Speaker 3>that station.

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<v Speaker 12>Everywhere there aren't a lot of people walking around. I

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<v Speaker 12>don't know if that's because they're doing a good job

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<v Speaker 12>of keeping people out. You don't have business here. This

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<v Speaker 12>is the type of scene that I can imagine people

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<v Speaker 12>wanting to take in in person, just out of curiosity

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<v Speaker 12>or to share in the sense of loss. But there

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<v Speaker 12>aren't a lot of regular joes walking around. I've only

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<v Speaker 12>seen a dozen, maybe a little more than that, walking around.

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<v Speaker 12>I've not seen a lot of civilian vehicles. It's mostly

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<v Speaker 12>emergency vehicles or vehicles that are servicing those emergency vehicles

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<v Speaker 12>like fuel trucks. Otherwise, it is just a scene of

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<v Speaker 12>absolute destruction here all across the business district, you know,

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<v Speaker 12>Altadena right here, especially in this part of it. It's

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<v Speaker 12>one of those places in this major metropolitan area where

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<v Speaker 12>you can kind of forget you're in a major metropolitan area.

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<v Speaker 12>You can kind of lose yourself in the small town

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<v Speaker 12>charm of a place like Altadena, and all of that

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<v Speaker 12>is just wiped.

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<v Speaker 3>Away right now, all right, Michael, thank you, my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys, Michael Monk's there in the midst of some of

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<v Speaker 2>the destruction from the Eton fire out there in Pasadena

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<v Speaker 2>and Altadena.

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<v Speaker 1>Thousand people are under evacuation orders or warnings as these

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<v Speaker 1>wildfires continue to burn for big ones zero percent containment.

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<v Speaker 1>The wins have died down, which we anticipated, and that

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<v Speaker 1>has become a reality, and that hopefully will give the

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<v Speaker 1>firefighters some time to get ahead of these things, because

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<v Speaker 1>that certainly wasn't the case.

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<v Speaker 5>Is they took off Tuesday and yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Gene Smart, the actress, just won a Golden Globe for

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<v Speaker 2>hacks made a plea for networks and TV streaming companies

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<v Speaker 2>to reconsider airing award shows in the next couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>And actually, so you can't. I don't think you can't, No,

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<v Speaker 2>she said, with all due respect during Hollywood Season of celebration,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope any of the network's televising upcoming awards would

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<v Speaker 2>seriously consider not televising them. She said last night on

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<v Speaker 2>X They should donate the or and donate the revenue

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<v Speaker 2>they would have garnered to the victims of the fire

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<v Speaker 2>slid firefighters.

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<v Speaker 1>Why don't they have a go old fashioned telethon? Do

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<v Speaker 1>people do that anymore? Bring the celebrities out that would

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<v Speaker 1>be at the award shows and just have them in

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<v Speaker 1>playing clothes and not glam squatted up, and bring out

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<v Speaker 1>real people and have a telethon and have the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of numbers, at least more numbers nationwide than you would

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<v Speaker 1>for this sort of thing.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and think about the option.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we talked a second ago, not too long ago,

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<v Speaker 2>about the this is not the celebrities are going to

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<v Speaker 2>make headlines, obviously, but it's not all about them.

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<v Speaker 5>But they could be instrumental in helping the effort.

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<v Speaker 2>They could be Imagine if you had the people in

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<v Speaker 2>the Pacific Palisades, whose homes or whose names you would

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<v Speaker 2>recognize who lost their homes, standing in front of their

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<v Speaker 2>homes or what's left and saying, hey, this am I

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<v Speaker 2>got the same thing as Joe blowout in Pasadena. We're

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<v Speaker 2>in the same position now and we need help.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, there are no finer firefighters, and you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>find in La City, La County.

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<v Speaker 5>They're just the best in the business.

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<v Speaker 1>They have the experience, they have the heart, and I've

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<v Speaker 1>got to believe they've been super frustrated with being against

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<v Speaker 1>a wind event of an unprecedented nature like we saw

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<v Speaker 1>blow in here Tuesday morning, with those mountain waves just

557
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<v Speaker 1>crashing into communities. La Fire Department David Ortiz's Fire Departments.

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<v Speaker 1>David Ortiz joins us now and David seems like the

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<v Speaker 1>frustration is palpable at this point when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>what y'all have been up against all week.

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<v Speaker 7>That is true, it's been very frustrating for our firefighters. Typically,

562
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<v Speaker 7>firefighters tend to be people that are highly motivated and

563
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<v Speaker 7>they put their heart into what they do, and we

564
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<v Speaker 7>live in these communities where we're fighting these fires, and

565
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<v Speaker 7>it is just heartbreaking to see the amount of a

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<v Speaker 7>devastrate and a devastation and destruction that this Calisates fire

567
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<v Speaker 7>has caused.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that we have crews coming in from other states,

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<v Speaker 2>from all over northern California as well. How does it

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<v Speaker 2>work in terms of getting some of those people on

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<v Speaker 2>the lines to give a break to the people who've

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<v Speaker 2>been working since Tuesday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 7>What we have in the state of California, and you

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<v Speaker 7>mentioned the state nutel aid program is something that the

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<v Speaker 7>City of Los Angeles and our local area coordinator, which

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<v Speaker 7>is Ali County Fire Department, is something we participate all

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<v Speaker 7>year round. Our firefighters are part of the system, and

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<v Speaker 7>we send resources all over the state of California, particularly

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<v Speaker 7>in the spring and the summer. We have fire engines

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<v Speaker 7>in Northern California, our strike teams, and we help them

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<v Speaker 7>when their fire season starts earlier in the year, and

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<v Speaker 7>then in the fall in the winter when we need resources,

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<v Speaker 7>they reciprocate and they send their crews out here. So

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<v Speaker 7>we integrate very well. We practice and this is all

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<v Speaker 7>since the nineteen thirties nineteen forties, after the bell Or Fire,

586
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<v Speaker 7>we learned that no single fire department can stand on

587
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<v Speaker 7>its own, and we need each other and so we

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<v Speaker 7>have basically practiced and trained together with all these other

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<v Speaker 7>agencies so that we can act as one large firefighting army,

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<v Speaker 7>and the commanding control and the communications and logistics, everything

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<v Speaker 7>you could think of our firefighters are participated in and

592
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<v Speaker 7>we can all switch and wear different hats and fill

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<v Speaker 7>in the spots where we need to fill in the.

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<v Speaker 1>Spot Daniel Politics aside, has water been an issue.

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<v Speaker 7>Water has been an issue in certain areas, and it's

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<v Speaker 7>been frustrating to see people with their garden hoses wetting

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<v Speaker 7>down their rooftops and their vegetation. Our firefighters are out

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<v Speaker 7>there and they need that water. The system, which is

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<v Speaker 7>the gravity fed system in the Palace aids fills up

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<v Speaker 7>a tank at the top of the hill and then

601
00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:07.799
<v Speaker 7>gravity pulls that water down to hydrants. That's where the

602
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<v Speaker 7>firefighters connect. And what happens is in the morning. People

603
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<v Speaker 7>get up in the morning, they shower up, and they

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<v Speaker 7>start dipping into that tank that sits at the top

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<v Speaker 7>of the hill using water, watering their lawns, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 7>And as the day progresses, the amount of water that

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<v Speaker 7>is in that tank starts to drop. Throughout the day.

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<v Speaker 7>Night time, people go to bed, and those tanks are

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<v Speaker 7>refilled again with water, and so that cycle is circumvented

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<v Speaker 7>when the amount of water, the demand of water exceeds

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<v Speaker 7>the design and capability of that system. We were drawing

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<v Speaker 7>on four times the capacity of that water system, and

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<v Speaker 7>so we were we were seeing some dry hydrants up

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<v Speaker 7>in the upper hills above pH where they needed them,

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<v Speaker 7>and yeah, it was very frustrating for our firefighters. So

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<v Speaker 7>they had to basically develop an alternate plan and put

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<v Speaker 7>some heart suction and use pools and use other water

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<v Speaker 7>sources to be able to gain water. But it was

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<v Speaker 7>very challenging for them to rely on tank trucks to

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<v Speaker 7>come in and bring them water because, as you know,

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<v Speaker 7>firefighting is a very time sensitive operation and the moment

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<v Speaker 7>you need the water, it needs to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>The conditions appear to be better today and not quite

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<v Speaker 2>as frantic as we saw on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

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<v Speaker 2>What are some of the challenges that are facing firefighters today.

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<v Speaker 7>The challenges remain with the vegetation. The field that's out

627
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<v Speaker 7>there is dry. It's been dry because of a drought

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<v Speaker 7>we had for over ten years. A lot of that

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<v Speaker 7>vegetation is dead. It doesn't come back to life when

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<v Speaker 7>it rains. We had rains, a lot of rain two

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<v Speaker 7>years ago, and the benefit of that rain was as

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<v Speaker 7>a new crop of grass which has cured and dried

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<v Speaker 7>out and has become a very receptive bed to any spark.

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<v Speaker 7>So that in combination with the fuels and now the

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<v Speaker 7>low humidity and high winds, a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 7>having a false sense of security that well, the winds

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<v Speaker 7>are not as strong and we're we're doing a lot better. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 7>we are doing a lot better than we worked two

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<v Speaker 7>days ago. But we're still in red flight conditions. And

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<v Speaker 7>that means that any new fire that starts is going

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<v Speaker 7>to burn with a lot of energy, and if it's

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<v Speaker 7>in alignment with a hill or a slope, it will

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<v Speaker 7>have some speed behind it, even if the wind is

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<v Speaker 7>not pushing it. So we've seen topographic fires in the

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<v Speaker 7>Palistates area when it's even when you have to do

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<v Speaker 7>when you when you have whole the weather, when you

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<v Speaker 7>have the ocean ocean breeze coming in. We've had a

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<v Speaker 7>fire two years ago, the Palisades fire two or three

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<v Speaker 7>years ago. My brain is not working. It's been going

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<v Speaker 7>without sleep. But we had a fire with the Palisaates

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<v Speaker 7>fire a couple of years ago, and it was cold,

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<v Speaker 7>it was damp, and the fuel still burned because there

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<v Speaker 7>was a vegetation that had not burned in fifty years

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<v Speaker 7>and we were able to stop it from progressing. Well.

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<v Speaker 7>Where we stopped it, that vegetation remained there and it's

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<v Speaker 7>there in very inaccessible areas that cannot be cleared out

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<v Speaker 7>and it's still liable to burn. And we are not

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<v Speaker 7>the only area that that scenario continues to be a

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<v Speaker 7>threat a menace. All our partners throughout the region have

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<v Speaker 7>very similar scenarios with low humidity, with these Santa Ana winds,

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<v Speaker 7>with red Flagh conditions, and they're being challenged as well.

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<v Speaker 7>We had two fires breakout last night, one in Hollywood

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<v Speaker 7>Hills and another one in Studio City, both next to

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<v Speaker 7>a lot of dry, dense vegetation, and we had the

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<v Speaker 7>use of the helicopters and the winds were just not

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<v Speaker 7>in alignment and that made a world of difference to

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<v Speaker 7>be able to hit it hard, hit it fast, and

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<v Speaker 7>get control and extinguish those fires. That's that that happens

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<v Speaker 7>and that's available to us when we have the right formula. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 7>two days ago we did not have for you know,

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<v Speaker 7>everything we had the opposite. We had everything that came

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<v Speaker 7>into alignment to have the perfect firestorm, and we still

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<v Speaker 7>have good conditions for a fire. Well not good for us,

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<v Speaker 7>but good conditions for a fire that are is going

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<v Speaker 7>to be for rapid fire growth here in southern California.

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<v Speaker 7>So we're asking people, please, please, please please be careful.

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<v Speaker 7>Now is not the time to cut your vegetation with

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<v Speaker 7>a metal blade device because that can spark and throw

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<v Speaker 7>rocks and start a new fire. People with vehicles driving

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<v Speaker 7>over dry grass, please, you know, think about those things.

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<v Speaker 7>Your hot exhaust touching hot grass is going to start

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<v Speaker 7>a fire. People throwing out their cigarettes out the window,

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<v Speaker 7>that can start a fire because the vegetation is one

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<v Speaker 7>hundred percent receptive. That means that anytime you have a cigarette,

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<v Speaker 7>anything with heat that touches the fuel, it will one

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<v Speaker 7>hundred percent catch fire. We've all tried to start a barbecue,

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<v Speaker 7>and there's times where it's difficult or impossible to get

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<v Speaker 7>your barbecue going. So we squirt all that lighter fluid

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<v Speaker 7>on that right now, you don't need any lighter fluid

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<v Speaker 7>to get any fire going. It will ignite, it will go.

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<v Speaker 1>David thank you so much. Appreciate your time and explaining

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<v Speaker 1>all of that. I really had never had that explain

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<v Speaker 1>to me how fire hydrants work. It was fascinating. David

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<v Speaker 1>Ortiz there, La County Fire excuse me, La City Fire Department.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate your time, David.

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